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Researchers struggle to obtain preprocessed datasets for paper reproducibility

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A user on Reddit's r/MachineLearning subreddit is seeking advice on how to obtain preprocessed datasets from research papers when their own attempts to reproduce the reported statistics fail. They have contacted the authors without success and are unsure whether to proceed with their own reproducible but mismatched dataset, sample to match the reported size, or escalate the issue to the journal. The user is looking for effective strategies and etiquette for acquiring preprocessed files from researchers. AI

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Researchers struggle to obtain preprocessed datasets for paper reproducibility

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  1. r/MachineLearning TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/Individual-Safety906 ·

    [D] How do you get preprocessed dataset of a paper [D]

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hi all,</p> <p>I'm trying to reproduce a paper where the reported dataset statistics in Table 1 don't match what I get from the public raw data, even after implementing the preprocessing exactly as described.</p> <p>I've tried all reasonable inte…

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